The pictures of the Panama Canal locks made me think of this set of
locks. The lift of 169 feet for the 5 locks is double the total lift
in the Panama Canal locks. Where is it?

http://www.sv-loki.com/where5.jpg

Cool! I was supposed to be going through there in about two weeks.
The best laid plans...

--

Roger Long



"Jeff" wrote in message
...
The pictures of the Panama Canal locks made me think of this set of
locks. The lift of 169 feet for the 5 locks is double the total
lift in the Panama Canal locks. Where is it?

http://www.sv-loki.com/where5.jpg

Roger Long wrote:
Cool! I was supposed to be going through there in about two weeks.
The best laid plans...


In case you haven't guessed, this is the Waterford Flight, the first 5
locks in the new Erie Canal. It is also where the Champlain Canal
starts. The Waterford Flight is the largest lift in the shortest
distance of any lock system in the world.

Roger Long wrote:
Cool! I was supposed to be going through there in about two weeks. The
best laid plans...


Jeff wrote:
In case you haven't guessed, this is the Waterford Flight, the first 5
locks in the new Erie Canal.

??

How "new" is it?

Anyway, I'm not going to say you're wrong, but it looks nothing at all
like my charts of the area. We were just reviewing that chart book,
planning a Great Loop cruise.


... It is also where the Champlain Canal
starts.

No, that's not true. The Champlain Canal starts many miles up the
Hudson. The *route* to the Champlain Canal, and thence to Lake
Champlain, starts there.

... The Waterford Flight is the largest lift in the shortest
distance of any lock system in the world.

Take a look at Dempolis, Alabama.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote:
Roger Long wrote:

Cool! I was supposed to be going through there in about two weeks.
The best laid plans...


Jeff wrote:

In case you haven't guessed, this is the Waterford Flight, the first 5
locks in the new Erie Canal.


??

How "new" is it?

Roughly 100 years newer than the old Erie Canal. They are two
different canals. The original was opened in 1825. In 1905 they
started completely rebuilding, including abandoning much of the
original route. The "new" canal was opened in 1918.



Anyway, I'm not going to say you're wrong, but it looks nothing at all
like my charts of the area. We were just reviewing that chart book,
planning a Great Loop cruise.


Are you sure you have the correct chart? Chart 14786, page E-40 (on
my 1998 edition).




... It is also where the Champlain Canal starts.


No, that's not true. The Champlain Canal starts many miles up the
Hudson. The *route* to the Champlain Canal, and thence to Lake
Champlain, starts there.

The first lock on the Champlain Canal is 2.5 miles north of where the
Erie joins the Hudson, though it is still in Waterford. And the
Federal Lock at Troy is 2 miles south. Every reference I've ever
seen (including chart 14786 and the NY State Barge Canal site lists
Waterford as the beginning.




... The Waterford Flight is the largest lift in the shortest distance
of any lock system in the world.


Take a look at Dempolis, Alabama.

The lift at Demopolis is 40 feet, and there are no other locks for
many miles. The lift at the Waterford Flight is 169 feet.

How "new" is it?


Jeff wrote:
Roughly 100 years newer than the old Erie Canal. They are two different
canals. The original was opened in 1825. In 1905 they started
completely rebuilding, including abandoning much of the original route.
The "new" canal was opened in 1918.


IIRC the original followed the natural course of the Mohawk River. The
new one goes a bit north of there.




Anyway, I'm not going to say you're wrong, but it looks nothing at all
like my charts of the area. We were just reviewing that chart book,
planning a Great Loop cruise.


Are you sure you have the correct chart? Chart 14786, page E-40 (on my
1998 edition).


My chart is a bit older than that, but how much has it changed? My
charts are on the boat. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing it in person.





... It is also where the Champlain Canal starts.



No, that's not true. The Champlain Canal starts many miles up the
Hudson. The *route* to the Champlain Canal, and thence to Lake
Champlain, starts there.


The first lock on the Champlain Canal is 2.5 miles north of where the
Erie joins the Hudson, though it is still in Waterford. And the
Federal Lock at Troy is 2 miles south. Every reference I've ever seen
(including chart 14786 and the NY State Barge Canal site lists Waterford
as the beginning.


What I meant is that the route to Lake Champlain follows the natural
course of the Hudson for many miles... up to Fort Anna at least IIRC.
It's not a "canal."

Fresh Breezes- Doug King